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February 5, 2009 Issue 3, Volume 7 MONSTER Visit us often on the web at http://my.highschooljournalism.org/ak/galena/gila/ State lawmaker checks out campus By KIMBERLY “check up on the GREENWAY, vocational programs and associate editor, help promote location and HALEY BROWN, regional learning centers.” staff writer Neuman is a two- term Republican State Rep. Mark representing Wasilla and Neuman came to visit our the Mat-Su valley. GILA campus to see how He is sponsoring our school taught House Bill (HB) 2, which vocational classes and will get funding for 10 served Alaska’s young educational institutions people. including GILA. The bill is Neuman said in an a general fund to help pay Alaska State Rep. Mark Neuman talks with GILA Monster reporter interview with The GILA Haley Brown and associate editor Kimberly Greenway. The Mat-Su Republican was visiting GILA to see a vocational educational school Monster that he wanted to Cont. on back page in action. Staff photo Energy conservation conference coming GILA students face challenges By RAVEN MUSTAFOSKI By HALEY BROWN “Our students are Staff writer and KAITLIN our bright and shining hope IVANOFF to the future of Alaska. I The Alaska Rural Energy Conference is April Staff writers want them involved 2-4 at the Galena Interior Learning Academy. because we need to have The conferences center focus will be a series Rand Rosecrans, their vitality, energy and of educational projects, events, and training activities the culinary arts teacher fresh perspective, brought whose practical outcomes will be applied by our and one of several to bear on this immense Continued on page 11 organizers of this year’s challenge,” said Mr. rural energy conservation Rosecrans. He is also a The GILA Monster is written and produced by the journalism conference, wants to Galena city council classes at the Galena Interior Learning Academy, Galena, educate the students in member. Alaska. Students are Haley Brown, Kaitlin Ivanoff, Amber Harris, Raven Mustafoski, Wendy Parent, Ernie Peters Jr., order to help them face the Rosecrans’ inter- Kyle Sagoonick, Everett Semone, Marilyn Sheldon, Ariel Jade complex and difficult est in conserving energy Turner, Justin Vasquez, and Hiram Walker Jr. The editor in challenges of providing chief is Tyler Martin; the associate editor is Kimberly Greenway. The teacher is Paul Apfelbeck. energy to rural Alaska. Cont. on page 11 The medication generation Medication is a Hyperactivity, added that often after approval to dispense the lack of concentration, being put on medication, medication. way of life for difficulty with memory, the student often doesn’t “Since there is a many students nervous condition, or mind. vast array of behavioral depression are typical The process that issues and subsequent By HALEY BROWN reasons for people to be the schools and students medications prescribed for Staff writer placed on medications. have to go through from such issues, it is difficult to Can students or diagnosis to getting explain one way of dealing The depression with students on got really bad. A recent “A good rule of thumb is to always medication,” said Mr. death in the family, LaBounty. combined with other past accept and treat others as you “Each student is an trauma, eventually led to would wish to be treated.” individual with unique the student being put on problems, emotional and/ medication. Then that parents reject the medication in school has or chemical. One must student came to GILA. medication if they want to? several steps. First, a also take into account type This student, like “Yes, they can,” student must meet with a of medication being taken. about 1.6 million other said Mr. Francis qualified professional like Often medications are students around the United LaBounty, counselor at a psychiatrist or a doctor prescribed and taken in States, takes medication GILA. “However, state or after an appropriate combination with other for emotional and federal laws may require referral. Second, if the medications. A good rule behavioral issues and certain types of medication is prescribed, of thumb is to always attends classes everyday. medications must be the school officials should accept and treat others as That student may be sitting given.” be notified. Third, qualified you would wish to be next to you. Mr. LaBounty school officials are given treated.” Handbook defines food allowed in classrooms By SANDY TEE There are many at GILA. appetite. They might not Staff writer rules in the handbook. If the teacher want to eat during the One rule that we will be does not mind food being regular scheduled times. There are many focusing on is food in the in the classroom, they “We don’t want different types of rules classroom. No rule on can provide it if they want people to skip breakfast that everyone has to food allowed in to, although they don’t and come over here to eat follow and live by. There classrooms is mentioned. have to. “There can be candy for health are rules everywhere. What do the students do food if the teacher brings reasons,” said Mr. White. When is it that there are if there is no rule in the it,” said Mr. White. The students can too many? When are they handbook? Timing can also ask their teacher if they considered to be “What we have play a part in the rules can bring food. ineffective? decided between the two about food in classrooms. They have to Here at GILA we schools is that all rules The school board thinks keep in mind that the have a handbook that are to the minimum and that if students are able to teacher could say no. informs the students as we can increase them,” eat food in the classroom On special occasions or well as teachers what the said Mr. White, principal then they will ruin their celebrations, it’s different. rules are.

2 Winterball dance is Feb. 21 The semiformal Winterball dance is 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Galena Community Hall. Winterball is a semi-formal dance open to all high school students at Galena. The cost for the dance is $10 for a couple and $6 for an individual. The dance ends at midnight. The dance is sponsored by the unified Galena high school government. The tickets are available at the door and by speaking with any member of student government. Transportation from and to the dance for boarding school students will be provided by the dorm staff. There will be basketball that afternoon against the Delta Junction Huskies the same day. Those games are at 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The Delta Junction Huskies will also attend the dance if they want. How about fries with that? Chef Rand and students serve up gigantic moose cheeseburger

How to make an enormous moose cheeseburger: Left - Culinary arts teacher Rand Rosecrans puts the cheese and tomatoes on the burger; above - the finished product; below left - Jamie Afcan and Mr. Rosecrans give the moose meat a distinctly burger shape. By JORDAN Rosecrans and his students Church. largest hamburger was TINDALL started off with 12.5 Chef Rand made in Clinton Station Staff writer pounds of moose meat to wondered aloud if it was Diner, New Jersey, on make the humongous the biggest mooseburger October 29, 2006. The world’s mooseburger. This wasn’t ever made. There aren’t The dimensions on biggest? Who knows. But just any other moose many records out there that bad boy measured out that moose cheeseburger burger - this burger was concerning moose- to be 28 inches in diameter made in Galena on used to help raise money burgers. It’s still small and 11.5 inches in height - December 6, 2008, was for the local church compared to the largest and a whopping 105 certainly a sight to see. Christmas bazaar at St. beef burger, though. pounds in total weight. Chef Rand John Berchman’s Catholic The world’s 3 Editorial Students need open web access By TYLER hopelessness. the web, but also I’m not saying we MARTIN Now, the something that won’t should look at every Editor blockers do help hinder our learning website out there shield our teenage process or sever our because that would be No parent minds from a lot of ties with the outside impossible. If a wants their children bad things out there on world. Letting us get student suggests a exposed to the the internet. I never and receive e-mails website should be inappropriate images said that all blockers from commonly used unblocked, an that the internet seems are bad. I’m merely e-mail providers would administrator could to be plump full of or suggesting that they be an excellent start. look at it on the spot, to be preyed upon by are too protective with That would take away immediately determine some pervert. what they block. some feelings of whether it is Let’s face it What we need isolation. appropriate, and if it though, not the entire is a happy medium, Letting in some is, unblock it while internet is bad. It is something that will websites that might be student works. That is actually a useful tool in protect us from the useful information what I think should be our education process, inapprop-riateness of would be helpful too. done. and some of the school website blockers are blocking some material that might be useful. The website blockers GILA poll shows being online is a hinder, if not stop completely, our part of daily life for most students connection to the outside world. By ERIKA have a Myspace account. their daily life. If a student had TREMBLAY A variety of other online Four students said to do a report on the Staff writer sites were also mentioned they spend as much as negative affects of by the students. Three three hours a day e- marijuana, and they Practically all of students have a Facebook mailing, internet messaging, googled it, it would the GILA students recently account. Four students or using the computer to automatically be surveyed about the have Bebo accounts. Two communicate with friends blocked. If the student computer use at school students have a Hi5 and family. When asked googled addiction, said that all websites account. Six students have how much time is spent they might eventually should be unblocked, and multiple accounts. communicating on the get to the same place, most have some kind of Only 10 percent – computer, one student but it would take online presence. two of the students responded, “Too much.” longer and be more Nineteen students surveyed – did not have Other responses time consuming. were surveyed. There are some kind of online students gave for the Galena is 105 students attending the presence. amount of time spent using isolated enough as it school. For most students the computer for is, and this might give Most of the who attend GILA, being the student a feeling of students surveyed – 11 - online is a normal part of Cont. on next page

4 Students are honored at assembly By WENDY PARENT Galena Hawks basketball team as they went off to Staff writer play during the second semester. Congratulations to Galena Hawk basketball Congratulations to the students who have had players of 2008-2009! a perfect 4.0 grade point average, perfect attendance, The boy’s basketball players are Jimmy Walker, and to those who were selected to be the new students William Tritt, Brian Settle, Jarred Burgett, Gordon of the month. Davis, Kelly Sweetsir, Jack Green, Richard Sommer, Students with a 4.0 from last semester: and Trevor Settle. Seniors are John Kavairlook and Adrienne The girl’s basketball players are Kaitlin Ivanoff, Beans. Juniors are Haley Brown, Katrina Kruger, and Adrienne Beans, Marie Sheldon, Ariel Turner, Darla Eva Downey. Sophomores are Kaitlin Ivanoff and Kyle Gregg, Nikki Fennimore, Danielle Thurmond, Jenna Kruger. Last but not least are the freshman, Ahtallah Buchanan, Marilyn Sheldon, Cecily Settle, Kelsey Dillon and Emma Simple. Hensley, Lorena Pitka, Alice Madros, Robin The students with perfect attendance at GILA Thurmond, Katherin Huntington, and Emma Simple. last semester are Justin Arrow, Ahtallah Dillon, John The assembly took place in the GILA Kavairlook Jr., Kyle Kruger, Keith Lestenkoff, Vincent auditorium. Assistant principal Gwenn Davies-Guy said Nickoli, Ernie Peters, Everett Semone, Hugh Swan, that the meeting with students from both campuses and Justin Vasquez. would be a monthly event. The seniors also put The students of the month in September were on a fashion show selling items for their class activities. Ahtallah Dillon and Amber Harris. October’s students The seniors who put on the fashion show were of the month were Emma Simple and Patrick Adrienne Beans and Gordon Davis, who strutted Kamalkoff. November’s students of the month were around the stage in pajama pants and coffee mugs as Marie Sheldon and Vincent Nickoli. the rest of the students laughed their heads off. The assembly also allowed students to see the Living online: Poll shows that most GILA students have an Internet presence communication ranged internet for projects or like Bebo, Hi5? Which like to make at school? from 30 minutes to two assignments in five classes. one? 6. How many hours. Most students however, 3. Do you use teachers use computer or Students were also use the internet for projects messenger(IM)? How internet as a part of class asked how many e-mails or assignments in one or often? room teaching? were sent out each day two classes. One student 4. At school, how 7. Do the school from school. The highest said she doesn’t use the many e-mails do you send rules prevent you from number of daily e-mails internet for any of her a day? doing your best in those was three. Most students classes. 5. What com- classes? sent out one or two a day. The questions puter changes would you There was a mix asked for this poll were: of computer use in the 1. Do you have The GILA Monster welcomes letters from classes taken by high Myspace or Facebook? students and staff about issues of interest. school uses. Which one? You can bring letters to Mr. A’s room or send One student said 2. Do you have an e-mail to [email protected]. that he or she uses the any other e-mail accounts All letters must be signed for verification.

5 Wrestling champ tells his story By JOHN KAVAIRLOOK Staff writer

When I went to Hutchison, I had a feeling that I would win the Region III Conference wrestling meet. This meet was very important because it decides who does and doesn’t go to state. The top three of each weight class go, and I took first in my weight class. My team was very inspiring for me to watch wrestle. As I would watch them wrestle, I would picture myself out on the mat wrestling. When one of my teammates would win I would get pumped up and get the adrenaline flowing. I would feel as if I could fly. By my first wrestling match, my whole team had already wrestled and I was pumped up and ready to win. There is nothing longer then waiting for your GILA wrestler John Kavairlook looks at his medal after winning the match to come up next. It feels as if time has stopped region championship in his weight class. John is the first GILA student and your stomach is full of butterflies. The referee blows to be so honored. Photo courtesy Ben Blasco the whistle and my match is up. Dressing down, hands sweating, and my body is tingly. Going up to the front desk to check in, breathing heavily. Checked in, on the mat, the whistle blows and everything goes away but my opponent. First round gone, next round about to start, feeling good, and the whistle blows once again. Everything is gone and all I see is my opponent. I wrap my leg around his and grab his head and arm. I put him on his back and the ref blows the whistle for the last time. I win by a pin. With one win, I’m going to the championships. The championships are hours away and I am tired. I take a nap and try to pass time by. I wake up to the noise of the crowd cheering on the wrestlers. It is now four o’clock in the afternoon and I can’t wait to wrestle. The consolation finals are done and they’re now rearranging the mats for the championship round. All the wrestlers line up on the mats with their opponent on the opposite side for a face off. The wrestlers run John at the award ceremony. out to the middle and shake hands and then run off the Photo courtesy Ben Blasco. mats. Waiting anxiously while it is my turn to go and shake my opponent’s hand felt like years. Now with minutes left until the first wrestler starts wrestling. I am Thanks for reading The GILA Monster, up and I go shake his cold sweaty hand. the only newspaper that cares about the Galena Interior Learning Academy. Continued on the next page

6 JV teams at Huslia tourney By ARIEL JADE TURNER Wilson. Sports writer The Galena JV teams had games everyday from Thursday to Saturday. In the JV Lady Hawks’ first The Galena Junior Varsity Hawks and Lady game on Thursday, they lost against the Wainwright Hawks basketball teams went to their first tournament Lady Huskies. They won against the Tanana Lady this year in Huslia on January 22. Wolves on Friday. They won against the Nulato Lady Junior Varsity has been practicing with the Wolves on Saturday afternoon, but lost against the varsity girls since December. This is the first year for Huslia Hustlers in the evening . Tyler Wilson, the girl’s JV coach, and Jerry Floyd as “All the teams they played against were varsity the boy’s JV coach. and we still won a couple games and I’m very pleased There were four other teams that the JV girls about that,” says Wilson. competed against. The teams they played against were Huslia is a small village with about 300 people. Huslia Hustlers, Nulato Wolves, Wainwright Huskies, The basketball players stayed at their school in and Tanana Wolves. classrooms. There was food provided for them during “The girls played well and extremely hard, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. considering it being their first tournament,” said coach The boy’s results will be reported soon. Wrestler: adrenaline and excitement

The wrestlers start the whistle and there is that I am the best in my most outstanding wrestler. and all I can do is keep nobody else to lean on but region. The first person I Once again my heart warm and be ready. First me to win. My coach can look at is my coaches and pounding, they called out weight class is 103 lbs, yell out advice to me, but my teammates. Everyone a tie. First they said the then 112 lbs, then 119, and it’s only up to me to win. is cheering and excited for 160 lbs wrestler and then so on. I am a long way to Everything is riding on this me. My heart is beating so they said my name. I went the back in 189 lbs weight moment. All that practice fast I could feel it beating up and had to do rock, class. and sweat and tears was throughout all of my body. paper, scissors for the Finally, 171 lbs all for this moment, to I ran off the mat and give plaque. I won the plaque weight class is up, the class wrestle in the my coach a big hug. All my to take home, and then before me. I can feel the championships at the teammates come up to me they would send the other cold sweat running down regional wrestling meet. and congratulate me. wrestler a plaque also. my back and feel my No reason to lose now. All the wrestling is Awards were stomach full of butterflies, The crowd goes away, my over and it is time for over and now there was excited and the adrenaline teammates go away, awards. Six of my time for dinner and a flowing through my body. everything is gone but my teammates also got third movie. The rest of the night The whistle blows and it is opponent. I take him down and second place medals. was just perfect. I got nice time to wrestle. I dress to the mat and get my Then it was time for me to and full and went to relax down and put on my head favorite move in. One go up and get my bracket in a movie theater, waiting gear, walk to the desk and minute and 34 seconds into and medal. There were a to go back to Galena and check in. I walk to the the first round of the lot of flashing cameras. It prepare for state. I was middle of the mat shake my championship match, I made me feel famous. I go satisfied with how I did that opponents hand and wait pinned him. down and my team checks weekend. to begin wrestling. The first thing that out my bracket and medal. The referee blew goes through my mind is The next award was the

7 Hawks ambush Wolfpack By MARILYN Lady Hawks with 22 SHELDON points; during the second Sports writer game on Saturday, Christena Towarak had 10 The Galena Lady points. Hawks ambushed the Coach Buchanan Unalakleet Lady Wolf- said she respected the ball pack on Jan. 23-24 in the handling ability of the Sidney C. Huntington High Unalakleet players. School gym. “They’re really Coach Beth scrappy, no losing, hands Buchanan thought the all over the ball girls and games were “fun, really good shooters,” she said. close, and exciting.” Coach Buchanan The Lady Hawks also said this game ended the fourth quarter prepared her girls for the with 48 points versus Lady rest of the season because Wolfpack’s 46 points in they are getting better. Friday night’s game. On “We’re going to Saturday, the Lady Hawks be better, better and better won again with 36 points and we’re going to state!... versus Lady Wolfpack’s You can quote me on that 34 points. one!” she said. Coach Buchanan said her strategies for beating the Lady Wolf Pack were “defense, defense, defense and really Some scenes tough defense!” from the Lady Jenna Buchanan Hawks game was the high scorer for the against the Lady Hawks on Friday Unalakleet night with a whopping Lady Wolfpack on Jan. 23. score of 29 points. Kaitlin Ivanoff scored 13 points during the second game, being the high scorer for the Lady Hawks on Saturday. Lady Wolfpack player Kira Eckenweiler was the high scorer for their team during the first game Friday against the

8 Valdez Bucs come to Galena Scores for the Jan. 30 games - Boys: Galena 63, Valdez 59... Girls: Galena 56, Valdez 32.... scores for the Jan. 31 games - Girls: Galena 46, Valdez 48... Boys: Galena 42, Valdez 47

Far left: William Tritt makes the basket against the Valdez Bucanneers. Middle: Brian Settle at the net. Above: Brian Settle again driving in for the shot. Staff photos

Sports opinion The best player in the NBA? LeBron James By TYLER WHITLEY Cavs wouldn’t be doing so hard. Not that many points he was 25 years and Staff writer well this season. If he people who weigh 265 lbs 99 days old. So in my didn’t get drafted or never can throw down so hard. opinion LeBron James is LeBron James is played ball, then all eyes LeBron James is also a way better than Kobe an extraordinary NBA would be on Kobe Bryant. great passer. He is known Bryant. By the time player who has been Since LeBron is in the as a pass-first person. This LeBron retires, I think he’ll playing on the Cleveland NBA, then I think he is the means he would rather get up to 35,000 points. Cavaliers since he got best NBA player in the pass the ball instead of The way LeBron drafted to the NBA, at the NBA right now. He is a taking it to the rim, or is playing right now, it age of 17, in 2003. young ball player that shooting it. looks like he is going to get LeBron Raymone made a name for himself Not too long ago his first regular season James was born on during his rookie season, LeBron James was the MVP award. I don’t think December 30, 1984. He averaging just over 20 ppg youngest player, in NBA he will get his first is 6’8" and weighs about (points per game). history, to reach 11,000 championship ring yet; as 265 lbs. LeBron James is career points. He reached long as Boston still has I think that one of the greatest 11,000 points on their big three, they are LeBron James is the best highflying players in the November 18, 2008. He pretty much unbeatable. NBA player in the NBA NBA. Almost every night was 23 years and 323 The best player, right now. Without LeBron that he has a ball game he days old. When Kobe though, plays for James on the Cavs, the is going to throw it down Bryant reached 11,000 Cleveland. 9 Music review Killer, hardcore metal band By JUSTIN is roaring at you, you can’t HEAVY, and VASQUEZ seem to block his voice CRUSHING, and you’ll Music reviewer out. A few songs that are have to hear it to believe guaranteed to give any it. Hatebreed is a hardcore metal fan an There are no solos killer hardcore metal band adrenaline rush would be, in this album, and usually them to the attention of that will have you As Diehard As They that is something that I many more fans. adrenalized from the Come, Destroy wish every great band had, Hatebreed is a moment track one starts Everything, and Mind but without the solos, the five-piece heavy metal playing till the last second Over All. These songs songs can still KILL! band from Bridgeport and of the last track! have a great feel of power Jamie Jasta described New Haven, Connecticut. If you don’t and energy, and I think that “Supremacy” as an “all- The band was founded in believe me then listen to these songs are the perfect out onslaught of completely November 1994 by Jamey the album “Supremacy.” examples of what fully adrenaline-charged, in- Jasta, Dave Russo, Larry “Supremacy” is adrenalized, hardcore, your-face brutality.” Dwyer, and Chris Beattie. Hatebreed’s fifth studio insane, headbanging music A constant touring The current lineup is Jamey album that came out on is supposed to sound like. schedule pushed them Jasta (lead vocals), Frank August 29, 2006. Every The riffage of the dropped beyond the boundaries of “III Gun” Novinec song has something to say C tuned guitars are the hardcore scene, and (guitar), Chris Beattie to you no matter how pummeling down on you tours with national metal (bass guitar), Sean Martin much you don’t want to like an avalanche. I must bands such as Slayer, (lead guitar/backup hear it. When Jamey Jasta say, their distortion is Deftones, Entombed, and vocals), and Matt Byrne Napalm Death, brought (drums). Ask Bob Messy roommate forces me to clean up Dear Bob, Dear Bob, My roommate is a very messy person. He/ People come to me and ask to borrow She always leaves her/his clothes out and I always money. I am a really nice person and it is hard to clean up after her/him so we don’t fail our room say no. Now I have more then $50 loaned out. chore. I’m tired of being his/her personal maid. Should I lend out any more money? What should I do? - A Broke Native - Not a Merry Maid Dear a Broke Native, Dear Not a Merry Maid, It’s nice that you’re giving out money and I Don’t pick up your roommates stuff; that’s their understand how hard it is to say no because I have the responsibility. If you’re getting tired of it, write a note same issue. Your problem is that you need to learn how to Maggie and tell her they’re not doing their chore. If to say no, practice saying no to close friends or people you do it for them, you don’t get any credit for it so you feel comfortable with. When you see someone who why bother. Talk to your roommate about cleaning up owes you money remind them that they have a debt to after themselves. If they refuse, write a note to Maggie pay. Have them pay you little amount at a time until and let them fail…it works. They will learn from their their debt is paid. Next time someone asks to borrow mistake and hopefully start cleaning up after themselves. money and you don’t want to lend anymore out, say you’re saving it for something or say you have nothing at all. It’s not that hard.

10 Mr. Hughes: Take conservation ideas home By RAVEN from Tanana, said Mr. Conference. Nothing MUSTAFOSKI Hughes. She is in charge could be possible without Staff writer of gathering communities the help of the outstanding together to talk about this teachers taking the time to “I hope this major energy crisis. She allow their students to information will be like a has done conferences in organize things for the virus. The students will Girdwood which goes conference. have it in their mind and over the towns on the road The biggest result Mr. Hughes in class. take it home to their system. She wanted to get this conference is looking Photo by Amber Harris villages,” said Mr. Shayne rural communities together for is to teach students how Hughes, student project to bring awareness to to conserve energy. supply will begin to coordinator for the Energy everyone about this terrible According to Mr. diminish. Conservation Conference energy crisis. Hughes, Galena schools The committee in planned for April 2-4 at “The students are Supt. Jim Smith told him if charge wants to teach the Galena Interior the ones that will change we do not control our students how to insulate Learning Academy. things. They are our energy, our energy will their homes better and to The Energy future,” said Mr. Hughes. control us. show them what needs to Conservation Conference Many classes are That means if we happen to get a grip on the was recommended by working on different do not get a handle on the energy control crisis, Mr. Cynthia Erickson, a projects as it relates to the use of energy, our energy Hughes said. Alaskan Native women Energy Conservation Energy conference “Our students are a Continued from page 1 shining hope” students and citizen to the challenges of energy in rural Continued from page 1 Alaska, said Rand Rosecrans, Alaska Rural Energy Conference co-chair. began when the gas prices rose to $6 a gallon. Participants in the conference are: “I believe, as adults, we have the - Alaska Village Electric Cooperative responsibility to try to teach our students and fellow - Alaska Energy Authority - Alaska Center for Energy and Power citizens how to live in a more frugal and - Alaska Heat Technologies environmental manner,” said Mr. Rosecrans. - Chena Hot Springs To prepare for the conference, the energy - City of Galena - Cold Climate Housing Research Center conference committee will have to contact - Council of Athabascan Tribal Government presenters, send invitations out, develop contests, - Denali Commission projects, events, plan for logistics, and meet and - Doyon Ltd. - Fairbanks Economic Development Corp. communicate on regular basis. - Freeaire Mr. Rosecrans said a former resident of - Galena City School District Galena, Cynthia Erickson, came up with the idea of - Gana a Yoo - KIYU having an energy conference this year. The Alaskan - Louden Tribal Council Rural Energy Conference is to be held on April 2 – - Northern Alaska Environmental Center 4 on the campus of the Galena Interior Learning - Presenter-former student - Renewable Energy Alaska Project Academy to bring together students and citizens of - Susitna Energy Systems the village to explore ways and methods to conserve - UAF Cooperative Extension Service our valuable resources. - Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council

11 State representative makes third GILA visit Cont. from page 1 “This is an Neuman added dorms. He stayed interesting regional that bills such as the one overnight and stated that for classes and programs learning center,” said Rep. he was sponsoring effects he liked to sit down and in schools and educational Neuman. “You have an all students equally, not for talk to the kids in their institutions statewide, environment. When he according to the asked the kids why they Legislature House He liked to sit down and talk came to GILA, they told Majority website. to the kids in their own him it was “to get a better “The vocational education and they were educational account environment. at risk to sexual abuse assures that the money and using alcohol and will go to vocational opportunity as young GILA specifically. He said drugs.” education,” Neuman adults to get into he didn’t want to show The thing that explained during his vocational traits like favoritism. Neuman liked most about interview. cosmetology, aviation, Neuman came to GILA is the fact that there This is Neuman’s culinary arts, and Galena four years ago to are students from all third time to visit our automotive.” have a visit in the old around the state and they school. all bring different cultures and traits to our school.

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